This lesson for English Language Learners (ELLs) introduces a champion of the American civil rights movement, Rosa Parks. In this lesson, learners will practice reading, listening, speaking and writing. All activities are automatically graded with feedback provided to the learner upon submission.
Rosie is a Tibetan terrier whose friendly nature makes her a perfect visiting dog. After a lot of training, she brings comfort to people in nursing homes and hospitals.
This is a lesson about Saturn's rings. Learners will create a three-dimensional model of Saturn and its rings. The model will show the particle nature and structure of the rings. Students also write about the model in this lesson. With the aid of a graphic organizer, students organize their thoughts, then draft and write a paragraph to explain what they know about the ring system. You will need a 2 and 1/2 inch styrofoam ball and some vermiculite for each student. This is lesson 7 of 10 in the Mission to Saturn Educators Guide, Reading Writing Rings, for grades 1-2.
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders an overview of rotational symmetry.
Students identify phrases in a known song and create new patterns of music.
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders an overview of rounding decimal numbers.
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to give fourth graders an overview of rounding decimal numbers.
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about rounding to the nearest 2 decimal places, or the hundredths place.
This activity is about planetary rovers. Learners will simulate the challenges in communications that engineers face when driving a rover on Mars. They will particpate as part of a rover team to design and execute a series of commands that will guide a rover made of people through an obstacle course simulating the Martian surface. Students will learn the limitations of operating a planetary rover and problem solving solutions by using this simulation. The lesson models the engineering design process using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes, vocabulary, student journal and reading.
In this realistic fiction story, young childrens powers of imagination create the town of Roxaboxen filled with houses, buildings, and stores. Years later, these friends reflect on the memories of their special town.
The videos below are based on some of the most popular in-person programs at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum:
- Family Life (Grade K-2) - Based on the winter camp diorama in the First Nations Gallery and the importance of oral tradition and storytelling during the winter months.
- Winter Whys (Grade 1-3) - Discover what our Saskatchewan animals do to prepare for our long, cold winters.
- Discovering Fossils (Grade 1-3) - Students learn about different types of fossils and discover how Royal Saskatchewan Museum paleontologists study fossils to learn about the past.
- Slice of Life (Grade 4-8) - Explore the differences in climate, landforms and biodiversity between the present ecozones of Saskatchewan and compare to the biodiversity, landforms and climate of Saskatchewan in the Late Cretaceous to see how our province has changed over time.
The RSM also offers many classroom resources for all age groups that you will want to check out. They include:
- PreK-1 - Feathered Friends
- Gr 2 - Family Life
- Gr 1-3 - Winter Animals
- Gr 1-3 - Discovering Fossils
- Gr K-5 - Storytelling with Elder Hazel
- Gr 4-8 - Slice of Life - Adaptations
- Gr K-8 - Sacred Teachings
- Gr K-12 - Artwork in the Galleries
- Gr K-12 - The Tipi
- Gr K-12 - Scotty the T-Rex
- Gr 5-12 - Museum Careers
- Gr 5-12 - Traditional Knowledge Keepers
Simple and compound machines are designed to make work easier. When we encounter a machine that does not fit this understanding, the so-called machine seems absurd. In this lesson, the cartoons of Rube Goldberg are introduced and engage the students in critical thinking about the way his inventions make a simple task even harder to complete. As the final lesson in the simple machines unit, the study of Rube Goldberg machines can help students evaluate the importance and usefulness of the many machines around them.
Ruby wants to fit in with her new class, so she imitates everything her friend Angela does. The teacher, Miss Hart, encourages Ruby to just be herself. At first, Ruby struggles with this idea, but then discovers that she has a special gift to share.
In this story, a boy has a dog named Rugby with whom he is great friends. One day a puppy named Rosie joins the family. Rugby does not want to be friends with Rosie. But a friendship finally develops, even though Rosie is destined to leave and become a guide dog.
This lesson for English Language Learners (ELLs) teaches students how to express that they are (or will be) late. In this lesson, learners will practice reading, listening, and speaking. All activities are automatically graded with feedback provided to the learner upon submission.
Students learn about five types of renewable energy that are part of engineering solutions to help people in rural communities use less and cleaner energy for cooking and heating. Specifically, students learn about the pollution and health challenges facing families in rural China, and they are introduced to the concept of optimization. Through an energy game, students differentiate between renewable and non-renewable sources of energy.
Rural life is quite separate and unlike urban life in most developing nations. In Cambodia, there is a great contrast between rural and urban life. The rice fields of Kampong Cham and the bustling streets of Phnom Penh are worlds apart. The purpose of these three lessons is to provide students with an overview of Cambodian rural life through lecture, reading, and writing. Students will analyze demographic data, write a creative story using the viewpoint of a village participant and critically discuss issues of poverty and modernization in rural Cambodia. Finally, they will reflect on how their own values influence the way they view life in rural Cambodia. These lessons are designed for a high school elective about Cambodia, but could certainly be used by any high school or middle school students studying Cambodia.
Découvrez le patrimoine et les traditions des Innus à travers leurs histoires et leur culture matérielle.
Selon la tradition orale innue, le monde est une île créée par le carcajou et le vison après un grand déluge. Les archives archéologiques montrent que les Innus et leurs ancêtres ont occupé une grande partie du Labrador et de l'est du Québec pendant deux mille ans ou plus. Les Innus se réfèrent à ce territoire comme étant le "Nitassinan".
« Les activités détaillées qui suivent servent à aider les élèves à déterminer une solution efficace pour aider une personne qui fait face à un défi ou à une difficulté. (Cette leçon met l'accent sur l'aide à offrir à un nouveau venu à l'école ou dans la communauté; toutefois, elle peut être adaptée de manière à aborder d'autres situations.) »
Cette petite unité se sert du film « Venue de loin » (animation, 6 minutes) de Shira Avni et Serene El-haj Daoud, qui se trouve sur le site de l'ONF: https://www.onf.ca/distribution/film/venue_de_loin
Les révolutions permettent de changer les lois et les
institutions dans la société. Certaines révolutions –
comme la Révolution française – ont aboli la monarchie
et établi la république. D’autres révolutions – comme
la révolution iranienne – ont remplacé des monarchies
par des théocraties. Et d’autres révolutions encore –
comme la révolution russe – ont remplacé des sociétés
à économie de marché par des sociétés socialistes. Et
la liste pourrait continuer. Bien que chaque révolution
soit unique, une chose est claire : depuis qu’il y a des
gouvernements, il y a eu des révolutions.
Mais qu’est-ce qu’une révolution? Que pouvons nous apprendre d’une révolution? Et une révolution
est-elle la seule façon d’obtenir un changement
important?